The Wilderness Series

Announcement: we are very pleased that our very own Dr. Aspa is a panelist in this excellent celebration of our environment: Estedama, organized by the team, and taking place on Monday the 6th of June at the International School London, 4-6pm.

We hope to see you All there, yet if you cannot join us in person, please use these links to catch the live stream:
www.youtube.com/bigbmeetup
www.facebook.com/bigbfotografi

Bigbfotografi International School Of London, ISL Qatar

What a joy and honor our collaboration with Flower Each Spring and Ecokids!! Their enthusiasm about nature puts wind in our sails!!

A Flower Each Spring Hosts Awards Ceremony for Winners of EcoKids Competition Participants to the competition were asked to observe and connect with nature for 30 minutes, then use their creativity to either write a poem, an essay, or draw or create a piece of art.

Are you interested in getting the kids in your life be part of a fun experience and learn more about the nature that surrounds them?
Then please join our competition and Dr. Aspa's talk on February 6th at 6pm.

This is a collaboration with "Flower Each Spring"' and part of their program EcoKids!!

EcoKids Competition Brought to you by Dr. Aspa D. Chatziefthimiou! 🛑 Deadline: February 2nd, 2022 Submit your Creative Work, your Name, Age, and Country with the subject heading: “Eco-kids Competition”, to Dr. Aspa at [email protected] Entries will be reviewed by a committee, comprised of Dr. Aspa, naturalist Raviv Cohen, and educator Vanessa Miller. The committee will review your responses and give prizes to the three most heartfelt ones! The winners will be announced during the EcoKids sessions on Sunday, February 6, 2022. We look excitedly forward to seeing nature through your eyes!! --- --- --- 🤔 Who is Dr. Aspa D. Chatziefthimiou? Well... Dr. Chatziefthimiou, is an Ecologist at Brain Chemistry Labs. A fervent steward of nature, she conducts research on desert ecology and environmental sustainability for a number of International Institutes. Dr. Aspa is a passionate educator and organizes a myriad of educational nature tours for the public and schools. Her book on Qatar's desert will be out in 2022. 😃 She's pretty cool 😎

Don't miss out this double decker event organized by the Qatar Natural History Group. Our very own Dr. Aspa is the Talks Coordinator for the group. This Wednesday at 7pm on ZOOM, she is hosting two excellent speakers: Giulia Pinna, who will share her experience and reflections on attending the COP26 in Glasgow, and Dr. Alex Amato, who will take us through his career's journey from pure architecture to biotecture, a discipline that incorporates ecological/regenerative based design. A most essential element in the fight against the climate crisis!

We are super excited for this event and we hope to see you there and then!!

Join us on Zoom: Wednesday, December 1st, at 7pm.
Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudu-vpz0uG9V23UVKdBW-o6doHfUkXFF-

From our families to yours, we wish you health and peace on the joyous occasion of Eid Al Fitr!

Turtle nesting season has began, and it will last for a few months!!!!!
The amazing and wondrous Hawksbill turtle, is the only one that lays her eggs in the shores of Qatar. She prepares for this for about 3 years, and her internal navigation system leads her to lay eggs near the shore line that she was birthed.
Nature fantastic!!!!!

QU's Environmental Science Center begins annual season to monitor rare sea turtle nesting The Environmental Science Center at Qatar University (QU) started the annual season to monitor the nesting of rare and endangered sea turtles for the 2021 season on the coasts and islands of Qatar, implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment funded by Qatar Petroleum...

Our message mirrors Emma Marris' thesis: let our kids get dirty in nature. We always say: the dirtier you get the more fun you have had.
Also Nature is all around us and we are a part of her. You dont need to go to one of our adventures to experience it. Stop and look outside your window or walk through a city park. What do you see? A tree? The sea? Do you hear birds? What are they saying? Do you see a bee? How did she get there? What does she eat? Be curious and open your eyes and senses to the beauty that surrounds us. There is nothing more fulfilling than this.

Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it How do you define "nature?" If we define it as that which is untouched by humans, then we won't have any left, says environmental writer Emma Marris. She urges us to consider a new definition of nature -- one that includes not only pristine wilderness but also the untended patches of plants growing....

Ramadan Kareem from our families to yours!!
With peace and health above all.

Photo credit: Dr. Aspa D. Chatziefthimiou